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| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| calibrate |
to assign, verify, or correct the graduated markings on (a quantitative measuring instrument such as a thermometer). [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
to look over in order to verify correctness; examine carefully. [1/19 definitions] |
| confirm |
to prove or verify; show to be true or correct. [1/4 definitions] |
| double-check |
to verify, as by checking twice; recheck. [2 definitions] |
| fact checker |
someone whose job it is to verify the accuracy of facts in a text before publication. |
| plumb |
a small weight tied to a line and used to establish the depth of water or to verify a vertical alignment. [1/10 definitions] |
| plummet |
a small weight on a line used for sounding or to verify a vertical; plumb or plumb bob. [1/2 definitions] |
| proof |
in mathematics, an operation to verify the correctness of a solution. [1/13 definitions] |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| validate |
to prove valid or acceptable; verify. [1/2 definitions] |
| vouch |
to support or verify with documentation such as a receipt. [1/3 definitions] |
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